Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
Description: Bound typescript on the history of the Northeast Harbor Water Company, written by Maurice H. Burr, Superintendent. Includes a 1988 handwritten introduction by Robert R. Pyle.
Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
Description: Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
Description: Article about the "Church of the Messiah" sect, lead by G. J. Adams, in Indian River, ME, their pilgrimage to Jaffa in 1866. Material from Carl Kelley
Structures, Other Structures, Architectural Features
Official Journal and Yearbook of the 71st Session of the East Maine Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1918 (100 pp.) Apollo: An illustrated manual of the History of Art throughout the ages, 1908 (351 pp.) Scans: covers, fist pages only
Structures, Other Structures, Architectural Features
Date:
early 1900's
Collection:
Laura Damon Cross Collection
Object ID:
LDC 006
Location:
Shelf 4B1
Medium:
2 books
Condition:
fair
Description: Official Journal and Yearbook of the 71st Session of the East Maine Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, 1918 (100 pp.) Apollo: An illustrated manual of the History of Art throughout the ages, 1908 (351 pp.) Scans: covers, fist pages only
Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
Description: Parchment drawing of settler's land parcels in the Town of Mt. Desert (Northeast Harbor to Harbor & Somesville.) Some properties are identified by owner; others numbered
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
Description: Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
Description: Newspaper printed on January 4, 1800, containing, inter alia, articles about the President of the USA, General George Washington's funeral. Published at Kingston (Ulster County), New York. Vol. II, No. 88.
MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander.
Description: MDI Boys in Guam during WW II. Albert Dodge, Nelson Leland, Don Bryant, and Sonny Sprague. Photograph is a scan of Photograph appearing in Kathy Cavness weekly column in the Mount Desert Islander.
Description: B/W photograph of Bart Dyer sitting on a coastal defense cannon at Schooner Head. The cannon, and another on Egg Rock, were in place during WWI.
Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565
Description: Scanned photographs of area Maine Militia and Civil War soldiers. Photo 1829 a: Colonel William Edwin Hadlock, Little Cranberry Isle Photo 1829 b: Samuel T. Savage, enlisted 8-21-1862 Photo 1829 c: Augustus Chase Savage, Acting Lieutenant, US Navy 1864-1865 Photo 1829 d: Thomas Savage, 1842-1865 (from a tintype) See item 2051/GEN 0565
Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
Description: Discharge papers for Mt. Desert residents who served in WW II; alphabetical; also contains an envelope with newspaper clippings from Bangor Daily News March 9, 1943 listing Mt. Desert men in the armed services Green cloth cover with red leather corners
A quarterly magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History published by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 623 Tremont Building, Boston. 4 volumes: January 1901, no. 1 - whole number 9 April 1901, no. 2 - whole number 10 July 1901, no. 3 - whole number 11 October 1901, no. 4 - whole number 12 Two Dollars Per Annum. Single number fifty cents.
Description: A quarterly magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History published by the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 623 Tremont Building, Boston. 4 volumes: January 1901, no. 1 - whole number 9 April 1901, no. 2 - whole number 10 July 1901, no. 3 - whole number 11 October 1901, no. 4 - whole number 12 Two Dollars Per Annum. Single number fifty cents.
Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
Description: Research Series No. 1. Published by the Archeological Society of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, June 1947. With an addendum: "Some early Indian basket makers of southern New England", by Eva L. Butler.
The Indian of New England and the North-Eastern Provinces. A sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin Tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting etc.
Description: The Indian of New England and the North-Eastern Provinces. A sketch of the life of an Indian hunter, ancient traditions relating to the Etchemin Tribe, their modes of life, fishing, hunting etc.
A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
Description: A collection of interesting incidents in the lives of the early settlers and the Indians of this country with reproduction of old prints and photographs. Volume II. Issued by the State Street Trust Company of Boston in commemoration of its 50th anniversary.
The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon.
Description: The Expeditions of Capt. John Lovewell and his encounters with the Indians; including a particular account of the Pequauket Battle, with a history of that Tribe; and a reprint of Rev. Thomas Symmes Sermon.
Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) was a lifelong Northeast Harbor summer resident. He donated to the library his collection of nautical charts that were used in researching The European Discovery of America (1971)—Samuel Eliot Morison Map Collection. Collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, photocopies, letters, and pamphlets written by or about Samuel Eliot Morison.
1 record carton box
manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, Photocopies, letters, and pamphlets
manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, Photocopies, letters, and pamphlets
Description: Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887-1976) was a lifelong Northeast Harbor summer resident. He donated to the library his collection of nautical charts that were used in researching The European Discovery of America (1971)—Samuel Eliot Morison Map Collection. Collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper clippings, photocopies, letters, and pamphlets written by or about Samuel Eliot Morison.